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Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and activist who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. A member of the Independent party, Sanders is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice, healthcare reform, and income equality. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007, where he was the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. Throughout his career, Sanders has been a vocal critic of economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.

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May 4, 2023

Senator Sanders' Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act as an 'open-source dividend.'

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May 4, 2023

Do we all understand that the best drug in the world is meaningless if somebody can't afford it?

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May 4, 2023

How does it happen that we pay by far the highest prices of any major country for prescription drugs?

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May 4, 2023

What is the morality, and I want all three of you to respond to it, of us having a product that cost a few dollars to produce but not making it available to people around the world who are dying?

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May 4, 2023

The promise of virus hunters that they could use this information to predict future pandemic was a fallacy.

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May 4, 2023

We are losing about 60,000 people a year unnecessarily because they can't afford the medicine they need.

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May 4, 2023

We dealt with the worst public health crisis in 100 years.

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May 4, 2023

We could have answered this with definitive basic clinical research early. They didn't.

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May 4, 2023

We spend twice as much per capita on health care as any other country on earth.

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Apr 20, 2023

I strongly believe that Julie Su will be that Labor Secretary.

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Apr 20, 2023

Through no fault of their own, Republicans and Democrats came together and passed the CARES Act by a vote of 96 to 0.

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